Joe John (1939 – 2025)

Biography and cause of death of Joe John

Joseph Robert John Sr. (October 13, 1939 – January 22, 2025) Joe John was an American politician who was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, having served from 2017 to 2025. He had formerly been judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. He served on that court from 1992 until 2000. Previously, he had been a state superior court and state district court judge, based in Greensboro. He had also been a prosecutor and practiced at the firm of Pell, Pell, Weston & John.

Joe John Life and career

In 2010, John was named interim director of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation crime lab by N.C. Attorney General Roy A. Cooper. He was named to the post on a permanent basis in 2011. John retired in 2014.

John was elected as a Democrat to the North Carolina House of Representatives, District 40, in 2016, defeating incumbent Rep. Marilyn Avila. In 2018, John was re-elected to a second term after defeating Avila in a rematch. John won a third term in 2020, defeating Republican challenger Gerald Falzon.

During his time in office, Joe John had focused on fully funding North Carolina schools, eliminating partisan gerrymandering, and fighting against what he called the “War on an Independent Judiciary”.

John resigned his seat in the legislature on January 21, 2025, after his cancer diagnosis was deemed terminal. He died the next day, on January 22, at the age of 85.

Joe John Democratic gain from Republican

John 2021–2022 session

Appropriations
Appropriations – Justice and Public Safety
Judiciary II
Families, Children, and Aging Policy
Transportation

Joe John 2019–2020 session

Appropriations
Appropriations – Justice and Public Safety
Judiciary
Families, Children, and Aging Policy
Transportation

John 2017–2018 session

Appropriations
Appropriations – Justice and Public Safety
Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
Insurance
Judiciary II
State and Local Government II

Source: Wikipedia